Andy 60 Posted April 26, 2014 Star Wars canon has been redefined, and what was the Expanded Universe will now become available under the "Legends" banner.Disney and Lucasfilm have announced that the old Expanded Universe is no longer canon, to give the storytellers of Star Wars Episode VII and onwards more freedom to create exciting new stories for fans.The EU has not been totally swept away, though, as elements of it have been preserved as part of the new canon in Disney's new animated series Rebels. Recognising the popularity of the EU, old publications will still be available under a new "Legends" banner and will still be open to be adapted into the new canon.Del Rey will continue as the publisher for Star Wars adult fiction, and future novels will be part of the new official canon. The first novel announced, by John Jackson Miller, is fittingly titled A New Dawn and will tie-in to Star Wars Rebels, and show how Kanan Jarrus and Hera Syndulla came together. It is scheduled for release as an eBook and hardcover novel on 2nd September 2014.Three more titles have been revealed:Tarkin, by James Luceno. 4th November 2014.Heir to the Jedi, by Kevin Hearne. January 2015Lords of the Sith, by Paul Kemp. March 2015It's a brave new world for Star Wars, and we'd love to hear your thoughts on this development. Click here to view the article Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 60 Posted April 26, 2014 I think it's pretty much what we all thought would happen. I'm actually not as cut up about it as I thought I would be... Does this mean I get to restart the Star Wars timeline fresh, though? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake 53 Posted April 27, 2014 Since it's J.J. Abrams doing the new film, I'm going to go ahead and say it's an alternate timeline. Like he did with Star Trek. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radioactive Isotope 29 Posted April 27, 2014 (edited) Kindof a shame some of the old storylines won't see any resolution. I also don't envy the Wookieepedia editors the massive overhaul that will be necessary. Edited April 27, 2014 by Radioactive Isotope Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mara 29 Posted April 27, 2014 Kindof a shame some of the old storylines won't see any resolution. Agreed. Some of the (no longer) planned novels I had been looking forward to reading. :/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 60 Posted April 27, 2014 I also don't envy the Wookieepedia editors the massive overhaul that will be necessary. I though that... I'm kind of glad I never finished the Star Wars Database now. :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 60 Posted April 28, 2014 As it stands, this page is everything currently known to be part of the new official continuity (as far as I know): http://www.galacticbasic.net/page/star-wars-timeline.html/_/official-canon/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mara 29 Posted April 28, 2014 I kind of see this as the entire EU now being like the Infinities 'era'. Where it's a whole packed full AU, instead of just a few brief stories. I'm still not sure how I feel about it, lol. Part of me wants to never read another SW book again, in this new canon. Another part of me wants to forget everything I have read in the past 10+ years... which is hard, because there's probably been at least 100-200 novels or something. Blarg. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 60 Posted April 29, 2014 Yeah, I don't know if they are keeping the publishing eras for the new canon or not. Hopefully they'll release more info Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
